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'There are thieves who prosper. But are there thefts which can never be forgiven?
'The Prosperous Thief covers the turbulent sweep of the twentieth century. Rich in ideas and emotions, it is an epic story of the entwined lives of two vastly different families spanning three continents.
'Alice Lewin survived the war as a young child. After decades of burying her past she decides to visit the Kindertransport archive, where she learns of the existence of a possible relative, Henry Lewin. She travels to Australia to hear his story, but it's a story that she's in no way prepared to hear.
'The truth has profound ramifications and both Alice's son, Raphe, and Henry's daughter, Laura, struggle to deal with their connected lives. But just as the thefts of the Second World War define their past, so deception threatens their future.
'From the horrors of war to the fiery landscape of one of the world's most active volcanoes, this compelling novel generates its own unsettling shadows.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Notes
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Dedication: for Dot
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Epigraph: 'Virtue and crime weigh the same, I've seen it: in a man who was both criminal and virtuous.' - Tadeusz Rozewicz
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Epigraph: 'We all live in a phantom dwelling.' - Basho
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Paperbacks
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 19 January 2003; (p. 18)
— Review of The Prosperous Thief 2002 single work novel ; The Full Story 2002 single work novel -
Exploring Three Gs
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 4 January 2003; (p. 11)
— Review of The Prosperous Thief 2002 single work novel -
Questions Tangled
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 21 December 2002; (p. 6)
— Review of The Prosperous Thief 2002 single work novel -
Goldsmith's New Novel Tackles a Holocaust Burden
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 22 November vol. 69 no. 12 2002; (p. 37)
— Review of The Prosperous Thief 2002 single work novel -
Living with the Hatred That Grew from the Holocaust
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 22 November vol. 69 no. 12 2002; (p. 35)
— Review of The Prosperous Thief 2002 single work novel
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Stealing History
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 December 2002; (p. 12)
— Review of The Prosperous Thief 2002 single work novel -
Exploring Three Gs
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 4 January 2003; (p. 11)
— Review of The Prosperous Thief 2002 single work novel -
Living with the Hatred That Grew from the Holocaust
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 22 November vol. 69 no. 12 2002; (p. 35)
— Review of The Prosperous Thief 2002 single work novel -
Goldsmith's New Novel Tackles a Holocaust Burden
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 22 November vol. 69 no. 12 2002; (p. 37)
— Review of The Prosperous Thief 2002 single work novel -
Questions Tangled
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 21 December 2002; (p. 6)
— Review of The Prosperous Thief 2002 single work novel -
Volcanic Associations
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 26 October 2002; (p. 7)
Awards
- 2003 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
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Berlin,
cGermany,cWestern Europe, Europe,
- Melbourne, Victoria,
- 1940s
- 1990s